tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2617147155107380539..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Metaphorical EventKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-88384228065435741052023-02-23T19:52:45.253+00:002023-02-23T19:52:45.253+00:00Anyone who wonders about the truth of this weird s...Anyone who wonders about the truth of this weird story in the books about this 'Event', can do archeological digs on Nantucket & elsewhere on earth. They will find evidence of advanced technology on Nantucket, and *only* on Nantucket for times before 1 AE, an abrupt regression to what we would call 19th century tech just after 1 AE on Nantucket & the introduction of 19th century tech elsewhere shortly after 1 AE.<br />Then they could try to think of an explanation for these data other than the weird time travel 'Event' story.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-70355918471112945852016-09-11T05:00:34.620+01:002016-09-11T05:00:34.620+01:00Kaor, Paul!
In principle, I agree with what you s...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />In principle, I agree with what you said here. It reminded me of what Poul Anderson said about the "lawfulness" of the universe in "Delenda Est" and IS THERE LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS? <br /><br />But, I don't think Jared Cofflin had that in mind. He was sure some academic "pain in the ass" fifty years later would "prove" had not arrived somehow from the future. Rather, he would claim the town of Nantucket, its residents, and the more advanced technology they had was somehow older than the world of Tukulti-Ninurta of Assyria, Shagrakti-Shuriash of Babylon, Ramesses II of Egypt, etc. Which only begs the question, of course, of why those other nations did not ALREADY have the technology Nantucket arrived with.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com